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A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control

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Alfaro-Murillo, Jorge A., Parpia, Alyssa S., Fitzpatrick, Meagan C., Tamagnan, Jules A., Medlock, Jan, Ndeffo-Mbah, Martial L., Fish, Durland, Ávila-Agüero, María L., Marín, Rodrigo, Ko, Albert I., Galvani, Alison P., and Carabin, Hélène

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Background: As Zika virus continues to spread, decisions regarding resource allocations to control the outbreak underscore the need for a tool to weigh policies according to their cost and the health burden they could avert. For example, to combat the current Zika outbreak the US President requested the allocation of...

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Determinants of Human African Trypanosomiasis Elimination via Paratransgenesis

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Gilbert, Jennifer A., Medlock, Jan, Townsend, Jeffrey P., Aksoy, Serap, Mbah, Martial Ndeffo, and Galvani, Alison P.

Abstract:

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), transmitted by tsetse flies, has historically infected hundreds of thousands of individuals annually in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last decade, concerted control efforts have reduced reported cases to below 10,000 annually, bringing complete elimination within reach. A potential technology to eliminate HAT involves rendering the flies...

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